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AUGUSTUS TRAVER, on NEW YORK, AND HENRY B. PTERSON, or BROOKLYN, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,763, dated December22, 1 885- Application tiled April 5, 1884. Serial No. 126,777.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS TRAVER, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, and HENRY B. PIERsON, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Glove-Fastening, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

The object of our invention is to provide a new and improvedglove-fastening, by means of which a glove can be closed very easily andreadily, and can also be opened very easily.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an inside view of a glove provided with our improvedfastening. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the fastening device, partsbeing shown in section. Fig. 3 is aside view of the headed stud. Fig. 4is a plan view of the spring-ring to be secured in the button-hole.

In the upper flap, A, of a glove, A, one or more holes, B, are formedalong the edge. A spring-ring, 0, made of metal or any other suitablespring material, metal being preferred, is placed against the edge ofeach hole, and is secured to the same by threads a, passed through theflap A and around the ring 0.

To prevent the threads from cutting the leather, they are also passedthrough one or more layers, D, of fabric or lining placed against theinner surface of the flap along the edge. The ring is sewed in place bymeans of a button-hole sewing-machine or any other suitable machinery.On the flap A a series of studs, E, is secured to project from the uppersurface, which studs are provided at the upper ends with ball-heads F,which are slightly larger than the inner diameter of the completed andsewed button-holes B.

If the glove is to be closed and fastened, the flap Ais brought over theflap A and pressed (No model.)

down on the same at the button-holes, so that the heads F of the studs Ewill be forced through the button-holes, as shown in Fig. 2,

the spring-rings O expanding or giving sufficiently to let the headspass. As soon as the heads have passed, the rings 0 contract or drawtogether slightly, and thus hold the flaps together and prevent themfrom separating.

If the glove is to be opened, the flap A is raised and pulled upward,the force exerted being sufficientto draw the heads F out of thebutton-holes.

The above-described fastening is very simple and effective, and can beused on shoes, garments, carriage-curtains, &c., as well as on gloves,and can be made of any suitable size.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a pieceof materialhaving a button-hole, of an open spring ring or band held along the edgeof the hole by threads passed through the material and around the springstrip or wire, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a glove, of open spring rings or hands alongthe edges of the bottom holes, fabric layers or lining D, held on theunder surface of the glove, and of threads passed through the glove andfabric and around the spring bands or ring, substantially as hereinshown and described.

3. The combination, with aglove having one or more holes along the edgesof one flap, of open spring rings or bands held along the edges of theholes by threads passed through the glove and around the spring rings orbands, and of ball-headed studs E, held' on the edge of the other flap,substantially as herein shown and described.

AUGUSTUS TRAVER. HENRY B. PIERSON.

